Allosaurus vs Baryonyx

A detailed side-by-side comparison of Allosaurus and Baryonyx, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.

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Side-by-Side Comparison

الخاصية Allosaurus Baryonyx
الاسم العلمي Allosaurus fragilis Baryonyx walkeri
التصنيف Theropoda Spinosauridae
الحقبة Jurassic Late Cretaceous Early
النظام الغذائي Carnivore Piscivore
الطول 9.7 m 7.5 m
Height 3.5 m 2.5 m
الوزن 2.3 t 1.7 t
سنة الاكتشاف 1877 1983
موقع الاكتشاف Garden Park, Colorado, USA Surrey, England
سُمي بواسطة Othniel Charles Marsh Alan Charig & Angela Milner
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Size Comparison

Allosaurus 9.7 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Baryonyx 7.5 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Weight Comparison

Allosaurus 2.3 t

comparable to 2.3 small cars

Baryonyx 1.7 t

comparable to 1.7 small cars

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Timeline Comparison

Allosaurus
161,5 Mya Jurassic Late (Mesozoic) 145,0 Mya
Baryonyx
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya
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Diet Comparison

Allosaurus

Carnivore

Allosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.

Baryonyx

Piscivore

Baryonyx was a fish-eater, specialized in catching aquatic prey.

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Classification Comparison

Allosaurus

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Baryonyx

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Spinosauridae

(Spine lizards)

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Did You Know?

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Allosaurus was a carnivore while Baryonyx was a piscivore.

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Allosaurus lived during the Jurassic Late while Baryonyx lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 0 million years.

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Allosaurus was discovered 106 years earlier, in 1877.

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Allosaurus belonged to Theropoda while Baryonyx belonged to Spinosauridae.

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